[PATCH RFC 0/5] kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers

Thomas Weißschuh posted 5 patches 1 month ago
There is a newer version of this series
usr/dummy-include/stddef.h |  5 +++++
usr/include/Makefile       | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
[PATCH RFC 0/5] kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers
Posted by Thomas Weißschuh 1 month ago
C++ language requirements differ from those of C.

Also test the headers against C++ compilers to make sure no errors
creep in accidentally.

There was a previous attempt by David Howells[0], but today with the
existing UAPI testing infrastructure the implementation is a bit nicer.
This series does not derive from David's, as I found it only after
writing my patches.

[0] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/nycvar.YFH.7.76.1809052120510.24932@n3.vanv.qr/

This depends on my other series "kbuild: uapi: remove usage of toolchain
headers", which is currently in kbuild-next-unstable.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
---
Thomas Weißschuh (5):
      kbuild: uapi: move some compiler arguments out of the command definition
      kbuild: uapi: move all include path flags together
      kbuild: uapi: handle UML in architecture-specific exclusion lists
      kbuild: uapi: provide a C++ compatible dummy definition of NULL
      kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers

 usr/dummy-include/stddef.h |  5 +++++
 usr/include/Makefile       | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
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base-commit: c14d8386b0a38d45a4345f556d6491be3594cf8e
change-id: 20260223-kbuild-uapi-c-18002c9d7ca3

Best regards,
-- 
Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>

Re: [PATCH RFC 0/5] kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers
Posted by Nathan Chancellor 4 weeks ago
On Sun, Mar 08, 2026 at 10:24:00PM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> C++ language requirements differ from those of C.
> 
> Also test the headers against C++ compilers to make sure no errors
> creep in accidentally.
> 
> There was a previous attempt by David Howells[0], but today with the
> existing UAPI testing infrastructure the implementation is a bit nicer.
> This series does not derive from David's, as I found it only after
> writing my patches.
> 
> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/nycvar.YFH.7.76.1809052120510.24932@n3.vanv.qr/
> 
> This depends on my other series "kbuild: uapi: remove usage of toolchain
> headers", which is currently in kbuild-next-unstable.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
> ---
> Thomas Weißschuh (5):
>       kbuild: uapi: move some compiler arguments out of the command definition
>       kbuild: uapi: move all include path flags together
>       kbuild: uapi: handle UML in architecture-specific exclusion lists
>       kbuild: uapi: provide a C++ compatible dummy definition of NULL
>       kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers

Aside from my comment on patch 5, this seems reasonable to me.

Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>

Cheers,
Nathan